According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 5.3 quake hit
at 11:46 p.m. MDT Monday about nine miles southwest of Trinidad, or 180 miles
south of Denver. The quake was felt in a relatively large area of southern
Colorado and northern New Mexico. A 4.6 quake was felt in the same area at 5:30 p.m., and a
magnitude 3.0 quake was recorded about 9 p.m. During I published this post seven
aftershocks were recorded so far.

A few homes were damaged
and there were rockslides on Colorado Highway 12 and Interstate 25, but both
highways remained open, Monday's earthquake damaged chimneys, cracked walls and
knocked items off shelves, but there were no injuries. It shaked everything but had no power loss.